Adjustable sole-pattern.



J. H. GEIER. ADJUSTABLE SOLE PATTERN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I, 917- I 31. ,%3,%?5 Patenteflfiept. 11, 1917.

m w. E v m JOHN H. GEIER, 0F GALION, OHIO.

ADJUSTABLE SOLE-PATTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 191%.

Application filed February 1, 1917. Serial No. 146,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Join: H. GEIER, a citizen of the United gtates, and a resident of Galion, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Adjustable Sole-Pattern; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a sole pattern which is adjustable to adapt it to fit closely around the edges of soles of different shapes and sizes and is capable of being secured in any form to which adjusted to serve as a pattern for cutting duplicate soles.

The object of my invention is the provision of a pattern of the class described,

. which is capable of being easily and quickly adjusted to the shape and size of a sole of which a pattern or duplicate is desired, and

is also light, simple and inexpensive in its construction.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and while, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a pattern embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is a reduced plan view of the pattern opened up with the securing bolts and locking lever removed, and Fig. at is an enlarged section on the line 44 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rim member of the pattern, which is composed of a plurality of sections, preferably of sheet metal, of an easily pliant or flexible nature. These rim sections, in the present instance, comprise the two front sections a and b and the two opposed rear sections 0 and cl, the front sections having their adjacent ends connected for sliding longitudinal adjustment by the provision of longitudinally extending slots 2 in the forward end portion of the section I), in the present instance, through which rivets or bolt members 3, which are fixed to the forward and of the front section a, project for free sliding movements therein in the man accompanying ner indicated in Fig. 4:. Each rear section 0, Z is provided in its forward end with a pan of transversely spaced longitudinally extending slots& and is adjustably secured to the rear ends of the respective front sectlons by rivets or bolt members 5, which project therefrom through the registering slots 4. t

The pattern is provided interiorly of the rim 1 with a plurality of plates, one being provided for and carried by each section of the rim, and these plates are connected together in a manner to permit an easy and rapid relative adjustment of the rim sections to suit the size and shape of a sole to which the pattern may be fitted. The plates which are carried by the rim sections a and b are designated 6 and 7 respectively, the former having one portion attached to the section at intermediate its ends, as at 8, and having its end portions attached to the respective ends of the section a through the medium of the respective rivets 3 and 5 at the inner sides of the respective ends of the rim sections 6 and cl, as shown. The section 7 has one end fix edly attached to the forward end portion of the section b at the rear of the slots 2 therein, as at 9, and has its rear end connected to the rear end of the section Z) by the adjacent rivets 5 at the inner side of the section a. The plates 10 and 11, which are carried by the rear sections 0 and (Z, respectively, are each fixed at spaced points to said sections, as indicated, said plates retaining the rear end portions of the respective sections 0, (Z in desired curved form, as best shown in Fig. 2.

The plates 6 and 7 are adjustably retained together in lapped position at their forward ends by a bolt 12, which passes through an aperture 13 in the plate 6 and a transversely extending slot 1 1 in the plate 7, thus permitting a broadening or narrowing adjustment of the front sections a and Z) of the rim. The sections 10 and 11 are intended to lap each other and have extensions 15 at their forward ends, which, in the present instance, lap under the rear end portions of the lapped plates 6 and 7 and have elongated diagonally disposed slots 16 therein which cross each other at an acute angle when the plates'10 and 11 are lapped, as shown in Fig. 2. The rear ends of the several plates are secured together in lapped relation by a bolt 17, which projects through an. aperture 18 in the top plate 6, thence loo through a transversely elongated slot 19 in the rear end portion of the plate 7, and thence through the slots 16, 16 in the lapped plates 10 and 11 at the of said slots. The rear ends of the plates 10 and'11 are connected together in lapped relation by a bolt 20, which projects through an aperture 21 in the plate 11 and a trans versely disposed slot 22 in the plate 10. The several bolts or connecting members 12 17 and 20' are su'fliciently loose to permit a" free relative sliding adjustmentfof the plates respectively connected thereby.

23 designates a' locking lever which is pivoted to the rear end of the plate 6, as at 24:,and has its forward end provided witha cross-head 25 having a segmental slot 26 therein througlrwhichthe bolt or plate connecting member 17 loosely projects. The

cross head 25 1s tapered or gradually thick-I ened longitudinally thereof from both ends to adapt it to act as a cam for cooperating patt rn.

In the use. of my pattern an edge of the rim 1 isfitted around the sole of which a justment of" duplicate is to be cut, the level 23 having first been moved to reloa sed' position and the rim' sections a, I); c and (Z having been expanded and longitudinally adjusted to a size suitable to permit a reception'ot the sole within the rim. When the pattern Tim has been placed around the edge of a sole-the T sections of the rim are relatively adjusted in whatever manner may be desired to cause the several sections to fit closely to' the portion of the sole with which they coact, so

thatthe rim, when removed :from the sole,

will form a true pattern of the same for cutting a duplicate sole. Whenthe deslred ad the run sections has been accomplished the lever '23 is moved to locking position. to retain the sections in adjusted posi-' tion. Upon a lengthening of the'riniby a rearward longitudinal movement of the sections 0; Z with respect to the sections a, b, the bolt 1'7 in cooperation with the diagonally crossing slots 16, 16 of the plates 10' and 11, will cause a gradual broadening of the rim in correspondence with the lei'igthening of the same, such broadening beingper mitted by rcason of the bolts 17 and 20 pass ing'fthrough the transversely disposed slots 19 andQZ in the'plates 7 and 10, respectively.

point of intersection of the bolt 17 to lock theplates in ad usted position when the lever" to at least one edge there of so as to permit an edge of the rim to A broadening of the toe portion of the rim may also be effected by reason of the adjusting connection provided between the forward endsoif the rim sections a and Z) and the transverse slot 1st through which the bolt 12 projects. V

It is thus evident that the provision of the flexible adj ustably connected sections of the rim and the plates 6, 7, 10 and 11 with the pin-and-slot connection tlierebetween en ables the rim of the patterntobeea'sily and quickly adjusted both' as to width and length and also as to shape to suit the form or the sole ofivhich a pattern isbeing taken I wish it understood that" myinvention is not limit'ed to any specific'construction; ar

rangement or form of the parts, except in so far as such liinitations'are'specified in the" claims. V

Having'thus described my invention, what? I claim as new, and desire'to secure "by Let ters Patent,is I

1. A sole pattern having a rim a plurality of pliant sectionsseparate means slidingly "connecting the adjacent ends of the rimsections for relative longitudinal ad justment, and meansdisposed interiorly of said rim and operable'topermit an adjust ment of the rim and its sections ndto secure the same in adjusted relation;

2. A sole pattern having "a rim formed of a plurality of pliant sections, slidingly connecting theadj acenten'd's' of the rim sections for relative longitudinal adjustine'nt', and means disposed interiorly of said rim and operable to eiiectapredeter mined transverse u adjustment I of the riin sides when the rim sections are longitiidi nally adjusted. j

3. A sole patternhavinga pliant rim'ioi" fitting around a sole and'madenp'ofa front portion and a rear portion connected to gether "for relative I longitudinal adj ustnient, and means interiorlyofsaid rim fonretain ing'it in adjusted form and automatically operable by a relative longitudinal adjustment otthe'front and rearportions to effect"; a predetermined transverse adjustment of the rim sides. I v

4; A-sole pattern having a pliahtrim for fitting' around' a sole; said rini comprising a pluralityqof sections connected togetheffor" longitudinal adjustment, a plate'carried in ternally of the riinbyea'cli section thereof, a portion of said plates beingslottedgand means connecting said several plates andeo operating with the slots therein to' permit an adjustment oi the 'rim,*and mangroves curing said plates in adjusted relation.

5. A sole'pattern having a rim of pliant material for fitting around the "edge" of "a sole, said rin'ihaving' two opposed front see tions connected together for relativelongi tudin-al adjustment at the front endsithere of and having two opposed *rear *seetions termed or separate means connected for relative longitudinal adjustment to the rear ends of the respective front sections, a plate projecting inward from each section, pin-and-slot connection between the forward end portions of the front section plates to permit relative transverse adjustment thereof, pin-and-slot connection between the rear end portions of the rear section plates to permit relative transverse 1o adjustment thereof, pin-and-slot connection between all of said plates at their adjacent end portions to permit relative transverse adjustment of the rear end portions of the front section plates and transverse and longitudinal adjustment of the rear section plates relative to the front section plates, and means for locking the plates in adjusted relation.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name tothis specification.

JOHN H. GEIER.

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